Song of Solomon 7:2
What does Song of Solomon 7:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Song of Solomon 7:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Song of Solomon 7:2 means
The woman’s midsection is likened to a round goblet, full of mixed wine—an image of abundance, joy, and an intoxicating delight rightly enjoyed in marriage. Her waist is compared to a heap of wheat encircled with lilies, drawing on harvest imagery: nourishment, plenty, and life, framed by purity and fragrance. Wheat feeds; lilies adorn. Together they describe a beauty that both satisfies and delights the senses. The metaphors do not reduce her to parts; rather, they portray her as a place of fullness and celebration, suggesting that love within marriage provides both sustenance and festal joy, meeting bodily and emotional needs in God-honoring ways.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thy body islikea round goblet, Wherein no mingled wine is wanting: Thy waist is like a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thy body islikea round goblet, Wherein no mingled wine is wanting: Thy waist is like a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Your stomach is a store of grain with lilies round it, and in the middle a round cup full of wine.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Thy waist <FI>is<Fi> a basin of roundness, It lacketh not the mixture, Thy body a heap of wheat, fenced with lilies,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thy navel is like a round bowl never wanting cups. Thy belly is like a heap of wheat, set about with lilies.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thy navel is a round goblet, [which] wanteth not mixed wine; Thy belly a heap of wheat, set about with lilies;
Context
Continuing the upward gaze begun in verse 1, the beloved’s imagery shifts from crafted jewels to banquet and harvest. The sequence moves from movement and strength to abundance and fragrance, preparing the reader for further natural metaphors. This escalation in sensory language—wine, wheat, lilies—builds a scene of festive plenty that will culminate in more overt expressions of desire (verses 7–9). The developing pattern underscores that the lover’s praise is holistic: beauty, nourishment, and joy all belong together in this marital celebration.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 3:8
It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.
- Isaiah 46:3
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borneby mefrom their birth, that have been carried from the womb;
- Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.
- Psalms 45:16
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, Whom thou shalt make princes in all the earth.
- Song of Solomon 5:14
His hands areasrings of gold set with beryl: His body isasivory work overlaid with sapphires.
- Romans 7:4
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye should be joined to another, even to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God.
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